and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God’s will.

并且他们所做的，不但照我们所想望的，更照神的旨意先把自己献给主，又归附了我们。

并且他们所做的，不但照我们所期望的，更照上帝的旨意先把自己献给主，又给了我们。

并且他们所做的，不但照我们所期望的，更照神的旨意先把自己献给主，又给了我们。

他们这样做超过了我们的期望，并且他们按照上帝的旨意首先把自己献给主，然后献给我们。

他们超过了我们所期望的，照着神的旨意，先把自己献给主，然后献给我们。

他们不但照我们所盼望的，而且照着神的旨意，首先把自己献给了主，又献给了我们。

並且他們所做的，不但照我們所想望的，更照神的旨意先把自己獻給主，又歸附了我們。

並且他們所做的，不但照我們所期望的，更照上帝的旨意先把自己獻給主，又給了我們。

並且他們所做的，不但照我們所期望的，更照神的旨意先把自己獻給主，又給了我們。

他們這樣做超過了我們的期望，並且他們按照上帝的旨意首先把自己獻給主，然後獻給我們。

他們超過了我們所期望的，照著神的旨意，先把自己獻給主，然後獻給我們。

他們並且不單照我們所盼望的，反而憑着上帝的旨意、先把自己獻與主，也獻與我們。

他們不但照我們所盼望的，而且照著神的旨意，首先把自己獻給了主，又獻給了我們。

不第如我所望、且先獻己於主、又遵上帝旨、獻己於我儕、

行此出我望外、先委身事主、後從我遵上帝旨、

我望彼行此、不但如我所望、且始已獻己於主、又竭力事我、遵天主之旨、

而尤使吾儕喜出望外者、則彼等先獻身於主、而後秉承聖意以為吾儕效勞也。

And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.

They did more than we expected. First they gave themselves to the Lord. Then they gave themselves to us because that was what God wanted.

and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.

They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.

and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.

and this, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will.

And[ this they did], not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

This was not as we had expected, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that was given to the churches of Macedonia:

Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.

For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’s sake.

For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.They will sprout among the grass like poplars by flowing streams.This one will say,‘ I am the LORD’s’; another will use the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand,‘ The LORD’s,’ and take on the name of Israel.”

And do not offer any parts of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness.

Then the Spirit enveloped Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: We are yours, David, we are with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to him who helps you, for your God helps you. So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

Also, the power of God was at work in Judah to unite them to carry out the command of the king and his officials by the word of the LORD.

For none of us lives for himself, and no one dies for himself.If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.Christ died and returned to life for this: that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.

“ Instead, this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days”— the LORD’s declaration.“ I will put my teaching within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion, that one died for all, and therefore all died.And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.

Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body.

I now give the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is given to the LORD.” Then he worshiped the LORD there.

Don’t become obstinate now like your ancestors did. Give your allegiance to the LORD, and come to his sanctuary that he has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God so that he may turn his burning anger away from you,

I will put this third through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say,‘ They are my people,’ and they will say,‘ The LORD is our God.’”